Notification from NIBB Core Research Facilities Concerning our Response in
the Case of Activity Restrictions Guidelines are Upgraded to Level 3 or 4
To all stakeholders in and users of the Core Research Facilities at NIBB,First of all, we would like to thank you for your ongoing cooperation in regards to the useof our research facilities. As you know, the Okazaki research institutions (NIBB, NIPS, IMS,and Excells), as well as other relevant parties, have established the following activity
restriction guidelines to help to prevent the further spread of COVID19:
https://www.nibb.ac.jp/pressroom/news/uploads/20200414/level_eng.pdf
Currently, the entire area encompassing all of our facilities is being operated under level2 activity restriction guidelines. However, should these guidelines be raised to either
level 3 or 4, we here at the Core Research Facilities will provide the support listed in theguidelines below to sustain your research.
1) All users will be prohibited from entering any of the facilities or using any of theequipment in this area, should activity restriction guidelines be raised to level 4. With
our equipment maintained at a minimal level, user support services will cease.
2) Access to the area and the use of the equipment within it will be stopped in principle,
should activity restriction guidelines be raised to level 3. However, use of the facilities
can be allowed should your research be a long-term, ongoing experiment whosetermination may incur losses from a research perspective, or is necessary to terminate
or interrupt your ongoing researches. This can be arranged if the NIBB Director General’spermission is attained by the PI from the lab that the user is affiliated to. In this case, use
is conditional on the user operating and shutting down all equipment they use bythemselves.
3) As a rule, equipment use may continue in a remote capacity (i.e. without the userentering the area) even if activity restriction guidelines are raised to level 3. However, ifa sufficient support is not available, then the use of equipment will be terminated.
4) In order to enter the area under level 2 restrictions (i.e., the current situation), allusers are required to obtain permission from the PI as per the activity restrictionguidelines. As such please be sure to acquaint yourself with said guidelines.
5) In order to enter the area under level 3 restrictions, users will be required to obtain
the permission of the Director General through their PI. Please complete the application

after consulting with your PI as your name will need to be listed on the permission list
to enter the facilities. As such please be sure to acquaint yourself with said guidelines.
6) We will specifically operate equipment in the Functional Genomics Facility, theSpectography and Bioimaging Facility, and the Data Integration and Analysis Facility inline with the above listed guidelines. Therefore, please follow the instructions as they
pertain to each individual room.
We will continue to maintain all necessary activities while making it our priority to lookafter the safety of our center's users and members. To this end, we ask for yourunderstanding and cooperation.
NIBB Core Research Facilities
Shosei Yoshida (Center Director)
Shuji Shigenobu (Functional Genomics Facility)
Yasuhiro Kamei (Spectography and Bioimaging Facility)
Ikuo Uchiyama (Data Integration and Analysis Facility)